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PRIMER 55 Signs With CRASH MUSIC

Crash Music has announced the signing of PRIMER 55. The label will release a two-disc digipack constisting of an audio CD featuring a collection of unreleased tracks and a DVD of rare concert footage. Guitarist Bobby Burns (currently the bassist in SOULFLY) had the following to say on signing with C...

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DEF LEPPARD To Reunite With MUTT LANGE On New Album

According to The Def Leppard Satellite Of Love, DEF LEPPARD will reunite with producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange after the tour is over to write a few songs for the new album, "Songs from the Sparkle Lounge", it was revealed on the June 20 edition of "Rockline". "He's very enthusiastic actually," bas...

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DEF LEPPARD: 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Performance Cancelled

The following message has been posted on DEF LEPPARD's web site: "Since all episodes of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' taking place from June 22 to June 25 have been cancelled, we are sorry to report that this Friday's show, where DEF LEPPARD was supposed to perform, will not take place. Unfortunately we do n...

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EVERGREY: New Album To Be Launched Before Christmas

EVERGREY's official web site has been updated with the following message: "As you all know, Fredrik Larsson was the temporary bass player after Michael [Håkansson] left. Fredrik has now rejoined HAMMERFALL. The EVERGREY crew wish him all the best in the future. He is still a good friend of the band....

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EVERGREY: You Could Be The Group's New Bassist

Swedish metallers EVERGREY have issued the following update: "Could you become the next bass player for EVERGREY? You sure could! Now is the time and here is your chance. You should be either living in Sweden or be able to move here. Please send your bio, pic and samples (either video or mp3) of you...

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DEF LEPPARD: New Rehearsal Photos Posted Online

DEF LEPPARD's official web site has been updated with the following message: "Only ten more days and the band will kick off their summer 2007 tour in Cincinnati. "OH! If you're wondering what the guys are up to until then, here's your answer: rehearsing, rehearsing, and rehearsing — the shots here s...

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JOURNEY Keyboardist Explains JEFF SCOTT SOTO Dismissal

JOURNEY keyboardist Jonathan Cain recently spoke to Showbuzz about the dismissal of singer Jeff Scott Soto (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TALISMAN). "We wish Jeff the best of luck," Jonathan Cain said. "We just wanted to move in a different direction sonically. We're interested in our legacy right now. We want...

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DEF LEPPARD Nearly Complete With 'Sparkly' New Album

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports: DEF LEPPARD is "about 85, 90 percent finished" with its next album, which frontman Joe Elliott describes as "a very rock album" tentatively titled "Songs from the Sparkle Lounge". "I'm not gonna say it's radically different to anything we've ever done," Elliott t...

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JOURNEY Announces Departure Of JEFF SCOTT SOTO

JOURNEY has parted ways with its most recent lead singer Jeff Scott Soto (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TALISMAN). Jeff's first appearance with JOURNEY was July 7, 2006 in Bristow, VA. He had been filling in for Steve Augeri, who had to leave the tour shortly after it began on June 23 due to illness. Jeff's las...

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ICARUS WITCH: New Album To Feature Guest Appearance By JOE LYNN TURNER

Pittsburgh traditional metal upstarts ICARUS WITCH will release their new album, "Songs for the Lost", on September 11 via the Cleopatra Label Group. The follow-up to 2005's "Capture the Magic" was once again produced by Eric Klinger (PRO-PAIN, BUILT UPON FRUSTRATION) and will include a cover of DEF...

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DEF LEPPARD: 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Appearance Pushed Back A Week

DEF LEPPARD's performance on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" has been pushed back to June 22 from the previously announced June 15. The event, which is being called an outdoor mini-concert, will actually air the morning of June 23 beginning at 12:05 a.m. DEF LEPPARD will be the featured guests on the...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist Discusses Band's Summer Tour

Daily Herald reports: One of last summer's most successful collaborations was the combination of DEF LEPPARD and JOURNEY — a tour which won a Pollstar Concert Industry award for the most creatively packaged event. That show hit USANA Amphitheatre in West Valley City in mid-August and sold upwards of...

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DANZIG: 'I Could Make A Jillion Dollars Doing A MISFITS Reunion, But It's Never Gonna Happen'

Glenn Danzig recently spoke to Miami New Times about "The Lost Tracks of Danzig", a two-CD set comprised of 26 previously unreleased tracks that span DANZIG's entire career. All of the tracks were recorded during the band's seven-album "arc" that began with 1988's "Danzig". "'Lost Tracks' was a big...

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BLAZE BAYLEY: 'I'm Really Sick Of The Big Business Side Of Things'

Marko Syrjälä and Jarno Huovila of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with singer Blaze Bayley (ex-IRON MAIDEN, WOLFSBANE). A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: You've got an all-new band and management [now former management; see previous BLABBERMOUTH.NET story. — Ed.]...

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JONIN, THE FEDS, LAST CHANCE TO REASON Join TRIBUNAL RECORDS Family

Three new and extremely diverse bands have joined the Tribunal Records family. JONIN, THE FEDS and LAST CHANCE TO REASON all have new albums coming out on August 7. Details about each band can be found below. THE FEDS have been blowing the doors off local clubs in their home state of Texas for a ...